The Ravens are no strangers to a high-stakes December showdown with rival Pittsburgh.

However, the vibes are anything but great for either team ahead of Sunday’s showdown for first place in the AFC North. It doesn’t get much worse than Baltimore’s five-turnover upset loss to Cincinnati at home last Thursday, but the Steelers surrendered 249 rushing yards — the most ever by an opponent at the stadium formerly known as Heinz Field — and were blanked in the second half of a 26-7 loss to Buffalo. You know times are rough in Pittsburgh when the natives even booed the playing of “Renegade” in addition to chanting for the firing of 19th-year head coach Mike Tomlin late in that defeat to the Bills.

With both teams limping into the season’s final month with matching 6-6 records, this marks the fi

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